A History of Violence

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discussed in biography

A History of Violence (2005), based on a graphic novel, starred Viggo Mortensen as a small-town family man who, after committing a heroic deed, is confronted with his shady past. The suspenseful drama was one of the best-regarded works of the director’s career. Cronenberg worked…

role of Harris

…writer dying of AIDS; and A History of Violence (2005), a film that portrayed a small-town family man attempting to escape his criminal past. He also headlined the cast of Empire Falls (2005), a television miniseries based on a novel by Richard Russo. His subsequent movies include Gone Baby Gone…